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[dancerjodi]

Those of you with advanced degrees: do you put the initials after your name?

I'm not used to seeing people list master's degree initials after their names so when I see it it always catches me off guard. Not that its not a big deal or anything, but worthy putting in your .sig at work? It always makes me want to ask them if they are looking for a cookie or something . . .

I can see if its something clinical, or if its someone advertising a service they provide or a seminar they are doing, or something in print - but elsewhere? I mean, I'm proud of my degree and all and of course I have it on my resume but I just don't see a need to sign all of my correspondence with essentially 'PS, I have a Master's Degree'.

I'm wondering what other people think about it (and how much of this is just a factor of my working class upbringing and its related biases that I try and be aware of). :)

Comments

[dragonvpm.livejournal.com]

The only non doctorate level letters I see with any regularity in work related things are P.E. as in Licensed Professional Engineer. I'm not all that certain why most P.E.s seem to do that, but that seem to be pretty standard.

Putting M._. after a name does seem a little bit like someone is trying too hard to impress other people... then again who knows, maybe it does impress some of the people that this person deals with so they just go with what works for them.